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PAST Innovation Lab is making news. Here are some of the recent articles written about PAST and our staff, and our press releases. If you are interested in interviewing any PAST staff member or would like to be added to our Press Distribution List, please contact us at info@pastfoundation.org.

Media contact: Lori Trent, PAST Foundation – ltrent@pastfoundation.org PAST Announces STEM Education Grant from Verizon to Support Columbus Students (Columbus, OH) – The PAST Foundation headquartered in Columbus, Ohio received a grant of $100,000 from the Verizon Foundation to support PAST informal educational programs for students in... MORE

PAST Foundation Connects Students to the Columbus Smart City Accelerator PAST Foundation, a Columbus-based independent Education R&D Prototyping Lab recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for its excellence in STEM education and transformative workforce development, is in discussion to launch a pilot with several of the Columbus Smart City... MORE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 13, 2017 – PAST Foundation announced their strategic partnership with IGS Energy to further develop the E3 (Energy, Engineering, Environment) program that will be offered at New Albany-Plain Local schools’ campus beginning this winter. IGS will support the partnership financially with a grant of $270,000 and additionally with... MORE

For Immediate Release: October 2, 2107 Media Contact: Lori Trent, Business Innovations & Marketing Manger ltrent@pastfoundation.org LOCAL AREA SCHOOLS JOIN COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART AND PAST FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY CARDBOARD CHALLENGE (Columbus, OH) – Local area schools, in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art and PAST Foundation, invite you to... MORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2017 Contact: Lori Trent 614-340-1208 X1215 or ltrent@pastfoundation.org PAST Foundation Receives Generous Gift from AEP Foundation (Columbus, OH) – The PAST Foundation headquartered in Columbus, Ohio recently received a generous gift of $200,000 from the American Electric Power Foundation. This gift will be used to... MORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact ltrent@pastfoundation.org May 18, 2017 Columbus, OH PAST Foundation is pleased to announce our newest partnership with Aaron Sheldon’s “Small Steps Are Giant Leaps.” http://www.smallstepsaregiantleaps.com/ SSAGL is about viewing the world through the eyes of a child. “By using Aaron’s proven platform, we see... MORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New STEAM-Focused Mobility Exhibition Opening at COSI Honda sponsored Meet the Innovators Showcase Starts December 11 Columbus, OH – COSI is excited to announce its next exhibition, Meet the Innovators, opening December 11. The exhibition is the result of a joint effort between COSI and associates from... MORE

The 2016 Smart 50 Awards are out. Smart Business magazine honored 50 of Central Ohio’s Top Executives at Tuesday’s awards ceremony recognizing these businesses for their innovation, impact, and sustainability – the tenets of Smart Business. According to Smart Business, The 50 award recipients, “all shared the common trait of passion.”... MORE

U.S Department of Education just released its latest vision for STEM education. STEM 2026 features exciting new trends on the educational horizon. The report summarizes a collaborative series of USDOE Office of Innovation and Improvement and American Institutes for Research (AIR) sponsored workshops. The workshops were attended by experts and... MORE

EWI will advise and help support the design and development of new programing around manufacturing technologies at the new PAST Innovation Lab facility in Ohio. Today’s manufacturing environment requires innovation to compete on a global stage. EWI is a world leader in developing and deploying new technologies that enable companies... MORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbus, Ohio, USA The PAST Innovation Lab (PIL) will partner with the Wright-Patterson Educational Outreach Office which is a part of the Air Force Research Laboratory over the next five years providing training, volunteer coordination, programming, logistics, and financial support to expand and grow participation in robotics... MORE